Located in the heart of Montana this brewery
will feature a half dozen ales brewed from the fresh Big
Spring water, local organic barley which has been carefully
malted at our brewery, locally grown organic hops, and a very
special yeast propagated in our own lab. To maintain the top
quality of these brews, they will be naturally carbonated, not
filtered, and packaged in cans to insure the freshest, most
flavorful and healthy brew imaginable to humans. We will also
provide a quality root beer, again made from local ingredients
and 100% organic, "so that all may enjoy the fruits of our
labors."
The brewery will be state of the art in terms
of its brewing capacity and efficiency. It will however retain
a quaint and nostalgic charm by which visitors to our tap room
will be transported back into a world in which beer was a way
of life. We will provide our quality brews in an atmosphere of
culture and wonder which includes our 360º trout stream, our
performer’s stage, and our Lewistown Brewing Company artifacts
museum. We will use the old Lewistown Brewing Company name and
image (signs, fonts, beer names, labels, etc..) and a few
choice slogans they employed back in the day: "This beer is
healthful, refreshing, nutritious, fully matured and aged" and
"Better than it used to be – and it used to be the best."
Our brewery will be energy efficient using
green energy. We will strive to follow the lead set by the New
Belgium Brewery of Fort Collins, CO which is extremely
efficient in terms of water and energy use. We will eventually
be the most efficient brewery in terms of energy, water and
waste by using 100% renewable energy captured at the brewery
through solar, hydro and wind power, while reclaiming nearly
95% of the energy that would otherwise become waste. We will
strive to use the least amount of energy necessary while
providing the most opportunity possible for the environment
and wildlife. We will set up an extensive recycling program
for our cans in which we will buy back our cans, on a trade
basis, at twice the current market value for aluminum.
Lewistown Brewery will brew batches of 10/15
barrels with a special emphasis on quality and consistency. We
will market our beers locally until we have saturated that
market (25% ???) before we expand to the greater Montana area.
We desire to move slowly in expansion so as to build a strong
foundation of followers and a stable financial portfolio on
which to fall back. Our standard saturation index of 25% will
guide us throughout our growth.
We will give generously to our community,
Central Montana, with an annual concert, golf tournament,
school program, alcohol awareness education and a free ride
home to anyone who fails the breathalyzer test, litter-free
streets program, walk-your-beer program, cooking with beer
classes…
Our famous tap-room will have, in addition to
a friendly staff and awesome snacks, a Tasters Club. To become
a member of the Club one must submit an annual fee and
maintain a minimum monthly pint purchase. Members enjoy a
slightly larger vessel from which to drink than the normal
Joe, our quarterly newsletter, and a personal invitation to
our annual banquet with beer pairings.
And that’s not all … for more information call
Brett Thackeray at 406.350.0170
